Like Optimus Prime from the Transformers, Google is a “powerful, wise and compassionate character (company) that puts all his (their) talent to use to improve the (PPC) universe around him.” And hence, the embedded format of Ad Sitelinks was born.
Ticker Tuesday: Fixing PPC Problems With Keyword Match Types
In this episode of Ticker Tuesday, we’ll walk you through how to use different search keyword match types to fix problems in your PPC account. So whether you have a low CTR or a high CPL, we’ve got a solution...
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Google Analytics Releases Limited Webmaster Tools Pilot
Google announced today that after an outpouring of requests, Webmaster Tools data will finally be reachable through Google Analytics. Read more about what this could mean in the future for PPC in today's news update!
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Creating Custom Reports in Google Analytics
The new version of Google Analytics has changed the way you create custom reports. This post goes over the basics of custom report dimensions and metrics and provides a step-by-step guide to creating custom reports in the new Google Analytics.
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Letter from the CEO – “Talent wins games, but team work and intelligence wins championships.”
That’s a quotation from Michael Jordan. Each month, I’ve titled my ‘Letter from the CEO’ post with a movie quotation, but this month I thought one about teamwork was most appropriate. The main reason is because I’m so proud of...
Google Removes Checkout Badge From Ad Display
Google announced that as of today they are no longer displaying Google Checkout logos in AdWords ads. You can read Google’s statement in a comment on their Merchant support site: Checkout Badges on AdWords ads. The logos will, however, continue...
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Hanapin Marketing is hiring! – positions open in sales or marketing
Hanapin – the publisher of PPC Hero – has two open positions, and we’re looking for the best and the brightest to join our world-class team! For the Director of Sales, the ideal candidate has 2+ years sales experience and...
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PPC Pitfalls For Beginners, Part I
If you’re new to the game, paid search can seem like a daunting task at first. I remember my first few days at Hanapin feeling the same way, but I can tell you from experience that this is one of...
Our Greatest Hits for May 2011
The page views have spoken! Below we have gathered PPC Hero’s and SEO Boy’s most visited, and hopefully most valuable articles from May. Whether you’re a new or long-time subscriber, you may have missed these insightful and helpful PPC and...
Ticker Tuesday: Setting Up Data Feeds In Google Merchant Center
In this episode of Ticker Tuesday, we take you through what to be especially careful of when setting up a feed on Google Merchant Center. So whether you are setting up your Merchant account for AdWords Ad Extensions or Product...
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Google AdWords: Testing Job Ad Extensions?
Today's news update from PPC Hero discusses the possibility of yet another ad extension option in Google AdWords becoming available to users. Read the following post to see how this change could affect your Google account!
Google Banned Keywords | hCG Being Added
One of our clients here at Hanapin is in the hCG diet space, which is a very exciting, fast paced, and competitive vertical in the PPC world. From an agency standpoint, it’s a great account to work on because accounts...